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Vexillum diutenerum
Shell of Vexillum diutenerum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. diutenerum
Binomial name
Vexillum diutenerum
(Hervier, 1897)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mitra (Pusia) diutenera Hervier, 1897 (original combination)
  • Mitra eruda sensu Dall MS J. Cate, 1963
  • Vexillum (Pusia) diutenerum (Hervier, 1897)

Vexillum diutenerum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Lifou Island, New Caledonia.
Philippines, dredged at 80 meters.

References

  1. ^ a b Vexillum diutenerum (Hervier, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.